Daily Devotional for April 24 – 30
Sunday Holy Saturday Evening – Easter Sunday Morning – Mark 16:1-8. The lamentations of the previous night are repeated and the church is plunged into darkness to symbolise the despair and...
Orthodox Quote for April 23
“The call to follow Christ with all our life is a difficult call. There is real sacrifice involved, and real risk. Whether the calling is to overseas missionary work,...
Orthodox Quote for April 22
“The Fathers of the Church taught that there are guardian angels of nations, countries, churches, as well as of individuals (Rev. 2). Yea, even of elements, stars and planets....
Orthodox Quote for April 21
“I was slow in turning to the Lord. My life in Thee I kept on putting off from one day to the next, but I did not put off...
Orthodox Quote for April 20
“The source of depression is in a lack of hope. And of course, without faith in God, what hope is there? There is only the prospect of death. This...
Orthodox Quote for April 19
“An Orthodox Christian conscience is created by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ acting within us. It is difficult to form this conscience. But once a Christian acquires...
Orthodox Quote for April 18
“The key to our salvation is the holy sacrament of confession. Without this ordinance is no salvation. We can do all kinds of feats of fasting, prayer, vigil, charity,...
Elder St Paisios True Repentance…
God gave man a mind so that he can become aware of his fault, repent and ask for forgiveness. Unrepentance is a cruel thing. The unrepentant person is very...
Orthodox Quote for April 17
“The bells not only called people to the beginning of worship, but by means of ringing different bells or different ringing patterns, they instructed those who could not make...
Orthodox Quote for April 16
“How is a child ever going to learn to behave in Church if they aren’t in Church? How can we expect our children to prioritize Church if we don’t?...